Rivaldo Fairweather (born July 19, 2002) is an American football tight end for the Auburn Tigers. Fairweather began his college career with FIU before transferring to Auburn in 2023.
| Auburn Tigers – No. 13 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 19, 2002 Lauderhill, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editFairweather attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. As a senior, Fairweather recorded 40 receptions for 812 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also contributing 23 tackles on defense.[1] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football at Florida International University.[2]
College career
editFairweather played three seasons at FIU, tallying 54 receptions for 838 yards and five touchdowns, before electing to enter the transfer portal.[3][4] He had a breakout season during his redshirt sophomore season, including tying the program record for most receiving touchdowns in a game, with three.[5][6]
On December 18, 2022, Fairweather announced that he would be transferring to Auburn University.[7][8][9] In his first career game with Auburn, Fairweather scored the go-ahead touchdown, a five-yard pass from Payton Thorne, that led to a 14–10 victory over Cal.[10][11] The following week, he caught of all his five targets for 57 yards against Samford.[12] Fairweather finished the season with 33 receptions for 349 yards and six touchdowns before announcing that he would be returning to Auburn the following season.[13]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| FIU Panthers | |||||
| 2020 | 5 | 10 | 165 | 16.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 16 | 247 | 15.4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 28 | 426 | 15.2 | 3 |
| Auburn Tigers | |||||
| 2023 | 13 | 38 | 394 | 10.4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 24 | 267 | 11.1 | 2 |
| Career[14] | 48 | 116 | 1,499 | 12.9 | 13 |
References
edit- ^ Lee, Ainslie (July 14, 2023). "Year 1 on The Plains: Meet Auburn's transfer tight end Rivaldo Fairweather". al. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Before transfer to Auburn football, TE Rivaldo Fairweather was 'hell of a punter' in high school". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Green, Tom (March 22, 2023). "'The ceiling is so high' for late-blooming TE transfer Rivaldo Fairweather". al. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Ainslie (July 20, 2023). "What transfer tight end Rivaldo Fairweather brings to the Auburn tight end room". al. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "FIU's Rivaldo Fairweather makes case for more passes to be thrown his way". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Comeback Falls Just Short for FIU Football in 33-28 Loss to Middle Tennessee". FIU Athletics. November 26, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "FIU transfer TE Rivaldo Fairweather commits to Auburn football". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Alvarez, Nick (December 18, 2022). "Auburn brings in 1st transfer of 2023, adds Rivaldo Fairweather". al. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Ainslie (August 22, 2023). "Auburn TE Rivaldo Fairweather primed for big first season on The Plains". al. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Ainslie (September 10, 2023). "Auburn's Asante and Fairweather haven't always been heroes, but they were against Cal". al. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Rivaldo Fairweather's clutch catches lead Auburn to victory over Cal". BVM Sports. September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Stanford, Callie (September 21, 2023). "Fairweather rocks 'friendship bracelet' from elementary school fan, catches every pass thrown his way". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Rivaldo Fairweather returning for second season with Auburn football in 2024". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Rivaldo Fairweather College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.